Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission

The establishment of the Special Committee (PANSUS)  on The Corruption  Eradication  Commission (KPK) by  the members of the House of Representative has been likely provoked by the evaluation that The Corruption Eradication Commission organization has become the Super Organization  which is working without any control and supervisor.  Accordingly though  it is still  not  clear  what is the ending goal of  the establishment of the Special Committee (PANSUS) on the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) but  it is hoped  this Special Committee will help the Corruption Eradication Commission organization  to perform better.

The  establishment  of the Special Committee on Corruption Eradication Commission is initiated   by a number of members of The House of Representatives approved by the Plenum Meeting of the House of Representatives.

Though Democratic Party, PKS  and  Gerindra Party are  firmly rejecting  the proposal on  the  establishment of  the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission but definitely  all of the members of the Cabinet  Coalition   agree to support  the establishment of the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission organization.

However unluckily the establishment  of the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission organization is officially considered by the Corruption Eradication Commision organization as  the effort to  disturb  the activity of   KPK  and    to protect the members of the House of Representatives committed  to the  e-KTP organized  corruption  especially Setyo Novanto.

Definitely it is considered to  weaken   the image of President Jokowi  because  President Jokowi’s Government Program  is to  strongly increase the eradication of the corruption. But the realization of the establishment of the SpecalCommitteee on the Corruption Eradication Commission is going on.

The rejection to the establishment of the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission by various mass organization is also significant. However various legal expert is of the opinion the establishment of the Special Committee on Corruption Eradication Commission among the members of the House of Representatives  is legally accepted.

After a certain period of working the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission is convincing the internal situation of the Corruption Eradication Commission is in disarray leadership. The strong  friction  in the internal management of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has apparently  excessively happened. This friction is not definitely rationally objective  and it is potential to create  the  shadow  Chairman and leadership within  the internal management of the Corruption Eradication Commission (the Extra Commissioners of the Corruption Eradication  Commission).

Accordingly the establishment  of  the  Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission is considered by all the Political Parties supporting  the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission  as the mean to correct  and  to supervise  the activities  of the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK). For this objectives  the Corruption Eradication Commission should  open for dialogue,  correction, suggestion and supervision.

To find the facts that the Corruption Eradication Commission has been working as the Super Organization  the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission  to have worked  hard  and  firmly  searched  the facts  and  the evidences  of  the existing improper actions of the Corruption Eradication Commission organization.  The Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission has invited various  important Consultants  which are familiar to the  activities  of  the Corruption Eradication Commission to support the idea and information.

The opposition campaign to reject  the presence of the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission is continuously going on. However the establishment  of the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission is legally accepted. At least the Plenum Meeting of the House of Representatives is supporting the presence of the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission.

Definitely  when the schedule meeting  between  the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission and the leadership of the Corruption Eradication  Commission is made it is apparently rejected by the Chairman of the Corruption   Eradication Commission and the unfriendly communication started.

The Special Committee  on the Corruption Eradication Commission Organization   is considered  to obstruct the legal process done by the Corruption Eradication Commission and it could be reported as criminal act to the Police. However the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission warned to call the Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission  by  force if he is constantly rejecting to meet for consultation held by the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission..

However the Director  of Investigation of the Corruption Eradication Commission  Brig. Gen. of Police  Aris  Budiman who has apparently  opposed  the Chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission’s  attitude  to have come to the meeting conducted by the Special Committee  on the Corruption Eradication Commission. The  Director of Investigation of  the Corruption Eradication Commission Brig. Gen. of Pol  Aris Budiman has informed all  facts  concerning  the internal situation of the Corruption Eradication Commission to the Special Committee on Corruption Eradication Commission. The  meeting held by the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission is likely considered by Brig. Gen.of Pol Aris Budiman as the moment he is waiting for informing the disarray management within the Corruption Eradication Commission organization.

Based on the  various  founded evidences and  the information  given  by  the Director of Investigation of the Corruption Eradication Commission Brig. Gen. of Pol Aris Budiman, the Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives and member of the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission Bambang Susatyo  described  in  his report  a big number of  improper  policies   on  the internal  problem  of the Corruption Eradication Commission  organization to have happened   and  he concluded  in general  the disarray management  within  the internal  Corruption Eradication Commission organization are as follows :

First,  there is found the  strong indication on  the abuse of power to have been done by a certain senior Investigator excessively  endangering  the legality of the    Corruption Eradication  Commission as the credible and authorize legal Organization.

Second, there are definitely various groups of investigators which were   conducting  the investigation  applying   the out  off  normal  procedure.

Third, the interrogation record  demonstrated in the Court Session of Miryam  was not  the complete record. The original record  had  been cut  becoming a number of parts and intentionally played so it is not the original record of the  interrogation of Miryam.

It was not true that the Director of the Investigation of the  Corruption Eradication Commission  Brig. Gen.of Pol Aris Budiman to meet the members of the Commission III of the House of  Representatives. It was apparently one Senior Interrogator came to the house of Miryam before the Court session and the Senior interrogator also  came to a number of the members of the House of Representatives who are apparently becoming the Witness of the Court Session.

Fourth, it was  apparently true in the internal of the Corruption Eradication Commission  the conflict between a certain senior Investigator and his group against the other Investigators mainly who came from the Police to have happened

The fifth,  there are  many criminal cases to have been stopped  of its court  processing  even yearly  though those respective persons to have been accused as the defendants because of lack of evidence  as it was said by Prof Romli in the  last  meeting   with the Special Committee on Corruption Eradication Commission. At least there are  26 persons  who had been accused as the defendant  by those certain group of  the Investigator, but could not be processed  because it has not  enough advance  evidence.

The problem is likely  appearing  surprisingly  very recently because Henry Yosodiningrat the member of the Special Committee on Corruption Eradication Commission from PDI-P faction  personally said the Corruption Eradication Commission  (KPK) should be temporarily stopped for its operation and Fachri Hamzah Vice Speaker of  the  House of Representatives purposed the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)  to  be dissolved. Though the statement of  Henry Yosodiningrat to have been  deleted as  never being  said,  stated by the Secretary General of PDI-P Hasto but it could be likely  concluded  the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK)  is  apparently   internally in disarray  management situation.

According to the House Internal Procedure the Special Committee on the Corruption Eradication Commission should report the result of its mission to the  Plenum Meeting of the House of Representatives which will make its conclusion and  recommendation to be conveyed to President Jokowi for his decision.

So far the policy of President Jokowi he will not intervene the legal process  done  by The House of Representatives and the Corruption Eradication Commission and  Pres Jokowi wants the Corruption Eradication Commission to become stronger and the eradication of corruption is  operationally increased.

But it is likely the problem  of the Corruption Eradication Commission  (KPK) organization needs the political decision of President Jokowi since the disarray management of the Corruption Eradication Commission is not  definitely  the  legal process.

The case of Novel Baswedan who was attacked using the  chemical  liquid of H2SO4 is likely affected by the internal conflict within the Corruption Eradication Commission.

Now Brig Gen of Pol Aris Budiman and Novel Baswedan are in open and serious conflict. Is the Senior Investigator who had been mentioned by Brig.Gen of Pol Aris Budiman apparently Novel  Baswedan ? This question is now becoming the hot issue  because Novel Baswedan was very angry to Brig Gen of Pol Aris Budiman who had informed the internal friction on the management of the Corrupton Eradication Commission organization to the Special Committee on Corruption Eradication Commission.  The internal situation of  the  Corruption Eradication Commission is  likely crucial.

*)  Viadini Hendrijanto, The Political and Security Observer.